Recent content by Ian F

I'm reminded of the ivy in my backyard. I think it was there when we moved in back in 1992 (my mother may have planted it in some delusional idea of having ground cover in a heavily shaded area, but I honestly don't remember) but keeping it under control is... difficult. What I really need to...

park lots were closed, so we had to park on the street... The trails pretty much all looked like this, but traction was better than expected. Except on the paved paths - those have not been treated at all (probably why the lot gates were closed) and were rather treacherous.

This one has been on the shelf since 2018...

Jealous y'all got snow... just 1/4" of annoying ice down here.

It's definitely one of the main reasons I keep waffling about keeping the White Whale (my 1992 E350 diesel conversion van) or getting a new(er) Transit 350. There are pluses and minuses to both... but from a pure "keep it until I die" POV, the E350 makes a strong case. It's a pre-emissions...

My WAG is the Body Control Module (or whatever Honda calls it...) is acting up. They can really be the bane of modern cars and will eventually brick an otherwise perfectly good vehicle, regardless of the brand. In theory, an open-source PLC could replace it, but getting the code out of it to...

I have the larger Fanttik model, but I always forget I have it. I've meant to get one of the smaller versions for my pack since it would probably work better than a compact pump. Granted, it would be one more thing I'd have to remember to charge once in a while...

Managed to get a ride in before the snow... Tree down on the "freeride" line... Shadow did well, although she was quick to jump into the back of the car when we finished.

Merry Christmas!

Well... looks like the Athertons are about to release an e-bike. Should be an interesting - and almost certainly expensive - bike. But given the experience with my Heckler, I'm definitely cautious about buying an e-bike without an established dealer support system.

Actually yesterday, but forgot to post last night after I got home... Among the throngs...

Neshaminy Creek Brewing "The Shallow End" stout. Lamenting the discontinuation of Leon Russian imperial stout, but I did pick up a few bottles of the current two barrel aged offerings to add to the collection.

True... Stafford had a pretty good game... by almost every stat the Rams dominated the game (Darnold had a better completion percentage, but neither were great). But the only stat that really matters is the final score.

He pulled it off in the end... wow... what a game.

The Orange Prophet has spoken, so it must be True.